Waikiki Aquarium
Honolulu, HI Hours and Location

Regular Hours

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open daily, 7 days a week
(facility closes at 5:00 p.m.)

Admission

• $12 – Adult age 13 to 64
• $5 – Junior ages 4 to 12 (Must be accompanied by an adult)
• FREE – Children age 3 and under
• $8 – Kama‘aina age 13 to 64 with current I.D.
• $5 – Senior age 65+, Persons with disabilities
• $8 – Active Duty Military with current I.D.
• FREE – FOWA members with current I.D.

About the Waikiki Aquarium

Founded in 1904 and administered by the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1919, the Waikiki Aquarium is located on the shoreline of Waikiki Beach next to a living reef and across from Kapiolani Park. The Aquarium – second oldest in the U.S. – showcases more than 500 marine species, and maintains more than 3,500 marine specimens. Public exhibits, education programs and research focus on the unique aquatic life of Hawai‘i and the tropical Pacific. The Aquarium welcomes more than 320,000 visitors annually, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Honolulu Marathon Sunday and Christmas Day. Admission is $12 for visitors; $8 for local residents and active duty military with ID, $5 for senior citizens and juniors ages four to 12; and free for children three and under and Friends of Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) members. For more information about the Waikiki Aquarium, including membership, call (808) 923-9741 or visit www.waikikiaquarium.org.

Directions & Parking

The Waikīkī Aquarium is located at 2777 Kalakaua Avenue, on the shoreline in Kapi‘olani Park.

The Waikīkī Aquarium is within walking distance of Waikīkī Beach, across the street from the Kapi‘olani Park Tennis Courts in the shadow of Diamond Head State Monument.

The Waikīkī Aquarium can also be reached by TheBus (Route 19 or 20) and Waikīkī Trolley’s Green line.

Parking is available through metered street parking on the left-hand (park) side of Kalakaua Ave. A very limited number of free parking stalls are located in front of the Waikīkī Aquarium entrance. Those stalls are available only to visitors of the Waikīkī Aquarium. Parking passes for two hours are available at the admission desk on busy days.

Driving from the West part of the island to the Aquarium on H1 Eastbound

Take exit 25A – King Street /Waikīkī/Honolulu Zoo
Stay in second lane from the right (about 0.1 miles)
Turn right onto Kapahulu Ave. (just past Market City Shopping Center)
Drive South on Kapahulu Ave. (about 0.8 miles until reaching ocean)
At the T junction, turn left on Kalakaua Ave. (about 0.3 miles)
The Waikiki Aquarium will be on the right-hand (beach/ocean) side of Kalakaua Ave.

Driving from the East part of Honolulu to the Aquarium on H1 Westbound

Take exit 25A – King Street
Stay in left lane (less than 0.1 miles)
Immediate sharp left onto King St. (less than 0.1 mile)
Stay in second lane from the right (about 0.1 miles)
Turn right onto Kapahulu Ave. (just past Market City Shopping Center)
Drive South on Kapahulu Ave. (about 0.8 miles until reaching ocean)
At the T junction, turn left on Kalakaua Ave. (about 0.3 miles)
The Waikīkī Aquarium will be on the right-hand (beach/ocean) side of Kalakaua Ave.